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India targets slight increase in 2018-19 foodgrain output

Agriculture Ministry has set a foodgrain production target of 285.2 million tonnes for 2018­-19, a marginal increase from the previous year’s harvest of 284.8 million tonnes.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 19th Sep 2018

ISRO to tap small cities for innovations

Agartala gets space technology incubation centre -The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a space technology incubation centre in Tripura capital Agartala.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 19th Sep 2018

U.S., China step up trade war, slaps tit-for-tat tariffs

New rates on both sides will go into effect on September 24, 2018 -The trade rivalry between the U.S. and China escalated to an unprecedented level, with both countries announcing new tariffs on imports from each other.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 19th Sep 2018

Machines will rule workplace by 2025 : WEF

According to a ‘Future of Jobs’ report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), in less than seven years, by 2025, machines are projected to overtake humans in workplace task hours in 12 key industry sectors.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Sep 2018

Household debt almost doubles in 2017-18

According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the indebtedness of Indian households nearly doubled in the year to March 2018, with their financial liabilities rising 80 per cent to Rs 6.74 lakh crore.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Sep 2018